Cardiovascular drugs part 1

Question 1

Resistance vessels include arteries or veins?

Answer 1

arteries

Question 2

Capacitance vessels include arteries or veins?

Answer 2

veins

Question 3

tunica adventitia is which layer in the blood vessels and what is it made of

Answer 3

outtermost layer, connective tissue

Question 4

Tunica media is which layer in the blood vessels and what is it made of?

Answer 4

middle layer, vascular smooth muscle

Question 5

when the tunica media increases in tone what happens?

Answer 5

vasoconstriction

Question 6

Tunica intima is which layer in the blood vesssels and what is it made of?

Answer 6

innermost layer, smooth single layer of cells

Question 7

Cardiac output

Answer 7

stroke volume and HR

Question 8

stroke volume

Answer 8

blood ejected

Question 9

end-diastolic volume

Answer 9

blood in L ventricle at end of filling just before contracting

Question 10

Ejection fraction

Answer 10

% volume of blood ejected with each ventricular contraction

Question 11

Preload

Answer 11

degreee of myocardial stretch

Question 12

afterload

Answer 12

resistance of aortic and pulmonic valves

Question 13

if you have aortic stenosis, what happens to your afterload?

Answer 13

it increases

Question 14

Beta1 receptors act on what and do what?

Answer 14

act on heart, increase heart rate , increase force of contraction

Question 15

Beta2 receptors act on what and do what?

Answer 15

act on lungs, bronchodilation, vasodilation

Question 16

alpha1 receptors act on what and do what?

Answer 16

vascular smooth muscle and increase vasoconstriction

Question 17

Baroreceptors

Answer 17

tell the brain when the BP is low and needs to be increased

Question 18

> 60 years old what is HTN

Answer 18

SBP>150 DBP >90

Question 19

<60 years old what is HTN

Answer 19

SBP>140 DBP >90

Question 20

since you cant use ACE or ARBS with black people, what should you use?

Answer 20

CCB, diuretics

Question 21

systolic heart failure

Answer 21

weak left ventricle, LV dilation

Question 22

what med is useful in systolic heart failure?

Answer 22

dig (its useless in diastolic failure)

Question 23

diastolic heat failure

Answer 23

strong left ventricle, normal EF, LV hypertrophy

Question 24

causes of diastolic heart failure

Answer 24

increased afterload (aortic stenosis)

Question 25

signs of LVH (diastolic heart failure)

Answer 25

big PMI, S4 gallop

Question 26

BB action

Answer 26

decrease HR, decrease contractility of heart, decrease CO

Question 27

dont use BB with which kinds of people?

Answer 27

black, AV block, COPD, asthma, diabetics, preg, old people

Question 28

BB adverse effects

Answer 28

GI issues, impotence, mask signs of hypoglycemia, hyperthyroid,

Question 29

BB uses

Answer 29

angina, MI, CHF, arrhythmias, HTN, HF